Descript, Inc.
As a Product Designer, you’ll help shape the future of our core experience and growing design culture. You’ll own the end-to-end design of new features and evolution of existing ones in our editor. You’ll collaborate closely with user research, product management, engineering, and other designers to make complex workflows feel simple to users.
Our product is an intricate web of interconnected features, which means design at Descript is mostly about systems design . Designers who do well here love complexity and have a knack for navigating it collaboratively. Join us to help build the future of creative tools.
Responsibilities
Play a key role in a feature team, driving design decisions and collaborating with stakeholders and fellow designers to shape innovative video editing experiences Set a high bar for craft, eye for detail, and deep empathy for users Own the design process from concept to execution Bring clarity to problems that are broad and ambiguous in scope, integrating user, business, and technical constraints through structured thinking and effective communication Contribute to the definition and expansion of our design system Collaborate deeply with diverse stakeholders (product management, engineers, designers, executives) Advocate for what you think is right, know when to disagree and commit Excited by the opportunity to mentor more junior designers on the team Requirements
6+ years as a designer, the majority of it spent in product You have a portfolio demonstrating strong systems design and conceptual thinking Commitment to your craft and an exceptional command of color, typography, space, motion, and usability Experience designing web, mobile or desktop applications with sophisticated user workflows and systems design challenges Experience on a fast-growing team and ability to work through ambiguity and create clarity Self-direction, you own your own work and deliver on your commitments Tactics for leading the design process cross-functionally Great feedback skills—know how to give feedback that elevates others’ work inside and outside design and how to get feedback that elevates your own At least 3 of the following stand-out skills Stand-out skills
Past work building and/or working on a creation tool (e.g., word processor, design tool, audio or video editing tool) Experience building or working on a mature design system Experience with enterprise products and collaborative features Expertise in accessibility Comfort with designer-led user research An interest in Vibe coding (or, hey, code coding) for prototyping Strong understanding of AI/ML, and point of view on how to integrate it into existing experiences The base salary range for this role is $226,000- $256,000/ year. Final offer amounts will carefully consider multiple factors, including prior experience, expertise, location, and may vary from the amount above. Descript is the special company that's in possession of both product market fit and the raw materials (passionate user community, great product, large market) for growth, but is still early enough that each new employee has a measurable influence on the direction of the company. Benefits include a generous healthcare package, catered lunches, and flexible vacation time. Our headquarters are located in the Mission District of San Francisco, CA. We're looking to hire people who are local and able to join us at the office when needed. We're flexible, and you're an adult—we don't expect or mandate that you're in the office every day. But we do believe there are valuable and serendipitous moments of discovery and collaboration that come from working together in person. Descript is an equal opportunity workplace—we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We believe in actively building a team rich in diverse backgrounds, experiences, and opinions to better allow our employees, products, and community to thrive. Create a Job Alert Interested in building your career at Descript? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email. Apply for this job
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Play a key role in a feature team, driving design decisions and collaborating with stakeholders and fellow designers to shape innovative video editing experiences Set a high bar for craft, eye for detail, and deep empathy for users Own the design process from concept to execution Bring clarity to problems that are broad and ambiguous in scope, integrating user, business, and technical constraints through structured thinking and effective communication Contribute to the definition and expansion of our design system Collaborate deeply with diverse stakeholders (product management, engineers, designers, executives) Advocate for what you think is right, know when to disagree and commit Excited by the opportunity to mentor more junior designers on the team Requirements
6+ years as a designer, the majority of it spent in product You have a portfolio demonstrating strong systems design and conceptual thinking Commitment to your craft and an exceptional command of color, typography, space, motion, and usability Experience designing web, mobile or desktop applications with sophisticated user workflows and systems design challenges Experience on a fast-growing team and ability to work through ambiguity and create clarity Self-direction, you own your own work and deliver on your commitments Tactics for leading the design process cross-functionally Great feedback skills—know how to give feedback that elevates others’ work inside and outside design and how to get feedback that elevates your own At least 3 of the following stand-out skills Stand-out skills
Past work building and/or working on a creation tool (e.g., word processor, design tool, audio or video editing tool) Experience building or working on a mature design system Experience with enterprise products and collaborative features Expertise in accessibility Comfort with designer-led user research An interest in Vibe coding (or, hey, code coding) for prototyping Strong understanding of AI/ML, and point of view on how to integrate it into existing experiences The base salary range for this role is $226,000- $256,000/ year. Final offer amounts will carefully consider multiple factors, including prior experience, expertise, location, and may vary from the amount above. Descript is the special company that's in possession of both product market fit and the raw materials (passionate user community, great product, large market) for growth, but is still early enough that each new employee has a measurable influence on the direction of the company. Benefits include a generous healthcare package, catered lunches, and flexible vacation time. Our headquarters are located in the Mission District of San Francisco, CA. We're looking to hire people who are local and able to join us at the office when needed. We're flexible, and you're an adult—we don't expect or mandate that you're in the office every day. But we do believe there are valuable and serendipitous moments of discovery and collaboration that come from working together in person. Descript is an equal opportunity workplace—we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We believe in actively building a team rich in diverse backgrounds, experiences, and opinions to better allow our employees, products, and community to thrive. Create a Job Alert Interested in building your career at Descript? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email. Apply for this job
* indicates a required field First Name * Last Name * Preferred First Name Email * Phone Resume/CV Enter manually Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf Enter manually Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf LinkedIn Profile Portfolio and password (if applicable) * What is the third bullet point for stand out skills? * What is exciting to you about this opportunity? * Voluntary Self-Identification
For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file. As set forth in Descript’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law. If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows: A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability. A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service. An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense. An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985. Select... Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability
Form CC-305 Page 1 of 1 OMB Control Number 1250-0005 Expires 04/30/2026 Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form CC-305 Page 1 of 1 OMB Control Number 1250-0005 Expires 04/30/2026 Why are you being asked to complete this form?
We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years. Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp . How do you know if you have a disability?
A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability.
Disabilities include, but are not limited to: Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally) Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS Blind or low vision Cancer (past or present) Cardiovascular or heart disease Celiac disease Cerebral palsy Deaf or serious difficulty hearing Diabetes Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders Epilepsy or other seizure disorder Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome Intellectual or developmental disability Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD Missing limbs or partially missing limbs Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS) Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities Partial or complete paralysis (any cause) Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema Short stature (dwarfism) Traumatic brain injury
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